#DDCDAC#DDCDAC
#DDCDAC is a very light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.620; OKLCH L 85.3% C 0.048 H 85.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDCDAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 205, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 42%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 22%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 22.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.92, 0.37, 18.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.92, 18.47, 88.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.3% 0.004 0.0474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.3% 0.048 85.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0965, 62.0147, 47.8787) |
| Luminance | 0.6201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.16
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 5.95
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.22
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 6.68
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 7.12
Blanchedalmond
#FFEBCD
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDCDAC #ACBCDD
analogous
#DDB5AC #DDCDAC #D5DDAC
triadic
#DDCDAC #ACDDCD #CDACDD
tetradic
#DDCDAC #ACDDB5 #ACBCDD #DDACD5
square
#DDCDAC #ACDDB5 #ACBCDD #DDACD5
split-complementary
#DDCDAC #ACD5DD #B5ACDD
monochromatic
#B99955 #CBB381 #DDCDAC #EFE7D7 #F6F2E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#DDCDAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.40
#DDCDAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDCDAC
13.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDCDAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDCDAC | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.40 | 13.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5CCAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9D0AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5C7C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddcdac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 205, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.3% 0.048 85.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8dcc4',
500: '#ddcdac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddcdac; $custom-light: #e8dcc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddcdac",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 205,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.408,
"s": 41.88,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85297,
"c": 0.04754,
"h": 85.2
},
"luminance": 0.62013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDCDAC
secondary
#788CB5
accent
#5CB531
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF9
border
#D5D4D2
text
#161512
muted
#848482